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USMNT win, Spirit lose another home heartbreaker, and more: Monday Freedom Kicks

Happy Monday, everyone. It was a Nor’easter weekend for us, wet and dreary. We dry off on this Monday by reviewing some of the news from the weekend:

Youth shine as USMNT breeze past Peru (SSFC)

The USMNT played down in Orlando, and the youth movement is here! It was a 4-1 win by the home team.

Washington Spirit stunned by late Angel City FC goal in 1-0 loss: Match report (Green Line Soccer)

Ugh, yet another late loss by the Spirit at home, and they’ve now lost 5 of their last 6 at Audi Field.

Nono brace propels D.C. United to 3-3 comeback draw at Vancouver Whitecaps: Match report (Green Line Soccer)

A wild #MLSAfterDark match for the Black-and-Red. Kimito Nono gets his first 2 goals for DC United as they draw Vancouver on the road.

Loudoun United destroyed Sporting Jacksonville on the road, winning 4-1.

Curacao complete sensational comeback from 3-0 down to beat Costa Rica (NL Times)

The wildest match of the weekend belongs to Costa Rica-Curaçao. Costa Rica, up 3-0 in the 2nd half, saw Curaçao rattle off 4 straight goals to come from behind and win. Concacaf Nations League is the greatest tournament ever.

Spain win U20 Women’s World Cup to continue global dominance (ESPN)

Spain win another trophy. They capture the U-20 Women’s World Cup over the weekend.

Seventeen titles in five years – why Spain are a dominant force (BBC)

Speaking of Spain, 17 international titles since 2021…that’s astounding. They’re the first nation to hold the World Cup and Women’s World Cup concurrently, and they’ll be looking to hang onto one of those trophies in Brazil next summer.

LAFC part ways with head coach Marc Dos Santos (MLS)

In a surprising move, LAFC have fired their first year head coach after dropping to 6th in the Western Conference standings.

Republic of Ireland put controversy aside to earn impressive win over Israel (The Guardian)

Ireland, after some talk that they would boycott their Nations League match against Israel, ultimately decided to play, and they won 3-0.

Barcelona have to leave Camp Nou again – and new rebuild costs could drive debt to €2.6bn (The Athletic)

Once again, Barça’s broke and they will be homeless for a while as the Camp Nou continues to undergo renovations.

Enjoy the day, y’all.

Donald Wine has been a soccer fan since he first kicked a ball as a kid. He moved to DC in 2007 and quickly joined the soccer scene, helping to establish the DC chapter of the American Outlaws and serving as one of the capos and drummers for over a decade. He is currently the manager of Stars & Stripes FC, but this community is where he got his start, and he continues to contribute to anything DC soccer related for this site because he enjoys it so much.
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